Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Go to the south yourself, and cooperate with the Governor's Council to strictly implement the 'Nine Articles'. In addition, strictly investigate corruption and eliminate officials."

Wei Zhongxian knew that his sword, which Zhu Xu had raised for a long time, was about to be unsheathed!

However, he was still quite cautious, glanced at Zhu Xu, and said: "Your Majesty, slaves, who can be moved?"

Zhu Xu tapped the table with his fingers, and said lightly: "I have already selected the governors and governors of the provinces. Once you take office, you will start. There is no upper limit and no offline. Show your skills and I will solve the southern provinces as soon as possible! "

Wei Zhongxian understood, and said: "Observe the decree, the emperor is at ease, the slaves promise to clear the Jiangnan officialdom for you within three months!"

Zhu Xu nodded, the disaster was getting worse and worse, and there was really not much time for him.

Chapter 405 The Final Cleansing

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As soon as the imperial court's "Nine Rules" came out, the world was boiling.

Especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where the humanities are rich and emerald, it is even more noisy, and there are discussions and even swearing everywhere.

West Lake, Su Causeway.

Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, Yang Tingshu, and the famous prostitute Wang Wei and so on gathered together, everyone seemed to be the same, with angry expressions and extremely fierce tone.

The so-called Yingshe refers to the examination of scholars, and Fushe means that if you fail, you will have to do it again.

This group of low-ranking scholars plus romantic courtesans has always been the standard equipment in the Qinhuai River, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.

Wang Wei was dressed in a men's Confucian shirt, pretty, without any stage fright, and said in a high-spirited voice, "The imperial court is clearly suppressing the world's scholars, the government is extremely stupid, and I don't know who came up with the idea!"

Zhang Pu also had sharp eyes, took a sip of wine, and said solemnly: "The imperial court merged the Metropolitan Procuratorate into the Governor's Yuan. It is said that it was from King Jing, and the Donglin princes fought hard to oppose it. We wait for scholars, even pigs." Worse than a dog!"

Yang Tingshu glanced at the crowd, seeing that they were all a bit downcast, he immediately frowned and said, "Could it be that you want to disband the Fushe?"

Zhang Cai's wine glass suddenly fell on the wine table, and he said loudly: "Don't think about it! If you can't form an association today, will you even be unable to run an academy tomorrow? We wait for scholars to make friends, to strengthen each other, and to serve the country wholeheartedly. Suppression? In 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, when did such a thing happen!"

When Wang Wei heard this, he looked at Zhang Cai with admiration and said, "That's right, we should devote ourselves to state affairs, the court's 'Nine Articles' are everywhere for scholars, if things go on like this, who else in the world is willing to devote their attention to state affairs? The imperial examination will also become a tasteless one! We should fight to the end!"

Zhang Pu saw that everyone's morale was high, and he showed no signs of discouragement. He laughed loudly and said, "Okay! Then let's tell the world that the society will not be disbanded! Encourage the scholars in the world, and contact the senior Donglin in the capital to invite them Make a statement to the imperial court on your behalf!"

Yang Tingshu was overjoyed, and said: "Okay, brother Zhang is a great talent, let's wait and see!"

Zhang Cai's eyes were like lightning, shining brightly, and said: "Not only Brother Zhang, but everyone here must write, write enthusiastically, write earth-shatteringly, and let the whole Ming Dynasty know!"

Wang Wei looked at the crowd, her pretty face was quite emotional, she stood up, looking more and more lively, but her tone was as firm as iron, and said: "Brothers are very righteous, although my little sister is powerless to help, but there is still some help." Many friends are willing to walk around and cheer for everyone!"

Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai and others admire Wang Wei very much. Apart from her extraordinary talent and wide range of friends, she also naturally has a little bit of thought between men and women.However, Wang Wei is talented and restrained, even though he is trapped in the fence, he is reluctant to keep himself clean.

After listening to Wang Wei's words, everyone smiled and raised their hands, thanking "Young Master Wang".

Several talents here in Fushe scrambled to be the first, one article after another was published, and quickly spread in the "circle of friends". "The "faint government" that came out was severely criticized one by one, and it was "cursed" to be bruised and useless, and it was trampled on.

Fushe is in the south of the Yangtze River. As soon as the action was taken, the Donglin Party in the capital also cooperated. In just two days, the entire Ming Dynasty criticized the "Nine Articles", regarded it as a scourge, and was a "faint government" that harmed the country and the people. abolition.

Not only the scholars who landed, but also members of the opposition Donglin Party in the capital, and some high-ranking officials who had been silent for a long time also spoke out one after another. Article after article was published, which further strengthened the opposition of Fushe and Donglin Party.

There was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Wanli. This minister was 67 years old and had just accepted a concubine who had just turned 14 years old.

There is a short-lived Yushi during the Taichang period, wandering among the mountains and rivers all day, singing with famous prostitutes, and getting drunk with friends.

There is also the minister of the Ministry of Industry who was dismissed during the reign of Tianqi. He just took the No. 19 concubine a month ago, and just fell in love with a little girl in the street.

Immediately afterwards, some officials in the court also raised their voices one after another. There were few in the north, and most of them were in the south of Zhejiang. When it comes to "faintness", Prince Jing is directly a "sycophant".

This turmoil was more than ever before, and it shocked the entire Ming Dynasty. The government and the public were all concerned about it and felt uneasy.

Even the storm caused by the "Nine Articles" has covered up the eunuch party's notoriety.

The capital, Chen Liangxun's residence.

Huang Zunsu, Zhou Qiyuan and others were all there, looking very excited.

Huang Zunsu said: "Liu Shangshu's article is really extraordinary. This time, half of the literary world in Jiangbei will be shocked."

Zhou Qiyuan drank the wine and said: "Shang Liu's book is still young, Mr. He's article is shocking, enough to leave a name in history!"

Chen Liangxun is a well-known "pen holder". I don't know how many second-rank and third-rank officials have been impeached with a single pen.He has a resolute personality and never obeys anyone.

Hearing what the two said, he said with a firm face: "These are not enough, I plan to write a public memorial to impeach Prince Jing!"

Now who doesn't know that King Jing is a newly favored dignitary, what's the difference between being directed at King Jing and being directed at the emperor?

In the entire Ming Dynasty, who would dare to treat the person from Jingyang Palace as a willful "urchin"!

But Huang Zunsu and Zhou Qiyuan's faces were full of excitement, showing no signs of fear.

Huang Zunsu said: "Since Brother Chen wants to start writing, we can't be idle. I'm going to impeach Zhou Yingqiu, and the 'Nine Articles' officials are also accomplices!"

Zhou Qiyuan also said loudly: "I am here to impeach Fu Changzong, he is the Secretary of the Household Department, and he has a lot of evil deeds!"

"it is good!"

The three of them were overjoyed, and they were at Chen Liangxun's mansion, splashing ink and speaking extremely fiercely, pointing directly at Prince Jing, Zhou Yingqiu, and Fu Changzong's three memorabilia.

Ye Xianggao, Han Huang, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others also found new battlefields.They are all from Hanlin background, and their literary talents need not be questioned. Their rhetoric is gorgeous and their words are sincere, but they have a sense of propriety. They did not deny all the "Nine Articles" and approved anti-corruption and anti-waste. In fact, opposition, even sex with prostitutes, and prostitution have also been defended.

At the most intense time, even the articles of Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others who were dispatched to the garrison also appeared in the capital, which caused a huge repercussions!

This pushed the court and Zhu Xu into an extremely embarrassing position, as if the entire court was incompetent, disastrous to the country and the people, and would be stepped on a hundred feet and never stand up again!

For this reason, Zhu Xu had to hold a long-lost court meeting.

On the Golden Luan Hall, there are hundreds of officials, with King Xin and King Jing standing in front, and behind them are the six ministers, Jiuqing, etc., and all members of the Governor's Council are also allowed to go to court.

This court meeting was enlarged.

In front of the imperial table, Zhu Xu stood on the steps, looking at the civil and military officials below with a stern expression and stern eyes.

All the officials below also knew that the emperor was afraid that he would be angered, so no one opened his mouth, including Yang Lian and others.

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Xu glanced around coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Where is the Minister of Rites?"

Zhang Woxu was sweating on his head, he stood up with a hunched body, raised his hand and said, "The minister is here."

Zhu Xu's eyelids twitched, grabbed a handful of playbooks from behind, threw them down, and cursed at the same time: "Are you still there? I thought you were dead! Man Jingcheng, what happened to Man Daming? What did you do?" What? What do you, Minister of Rites, do for food!"

Zhang Woxuan was more than 80 years old, trembling all over, knelt on the ground with a thud and shouted: "I am guilty!"

Zhu Xu stared, his face was ashen, and his saliva splashed: "Convicted? What else would you say besides this? Did I say the 'nine rules' casually? Was it a traitor who bewitched your lord? It was a consensus among the six ministries. Nearly a hundred members of the Governor's Council approved it!"